Judge rules that Housing Accountability Act bond requirement applies in dispute over builder's remedy case even though the developer is not the plaintiff in the case. 

Judge rules that the city's decision not to enforce its moratorium on shelters and supportive housing doesn't make the lawsuit either moot or unripe. 

A new USC study seeks the real roots of California's, and the nation's, housing shortage

The city has approved a 13-building project at the North Berkeley station and is seeking developer proposals for the Ashby station. The move signify a big change in Berkeley's attitude toward new development.

Housing would be removed form the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and become its own entity. Transportation was removed from the business agency several years ago.

The latest legal news in short bursts: Coastal Commission can't allow seawalls on projects built after 1976, ED1 revisions don't apply prospectively, and La Cañada Flintridge housing element appeal is moot.

Nothing went viral. But most of the popular stories had to do with housing and housing legislation. Curiously missing were CEQA stories.

The Citywide Housing Incentive Program may be the most important zoning reform in L.A. in decades. But it still may not be enough.

The 2023 law makes it easier for religious institutions and some colleges to build affordable housing. Some local jurisdictions are easing the path as well. 

The second Trump Administration is likely to back off of zoning reform, environmental protection, and transit funding. Will the state's own laws and policies serve as a firewall against these changes?